Addiction Fact Sheets

Information presented on this page includes information summarized by agencies including Alberta Health Services, Health Canada, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA),  the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology (CADTH) and RxFiles 

Alcohol

• AHS Information
  • AHS Knowledge Notes – Alcohol
  • Alcohol – for heathcare providers
• CCSA Information
• RxFiles

Amphetamines

• AHS Information
• RxFiles

Cannabis/Synthetic Cannabinoids

• AHS Information
• CCSA Information
  • Cannabis (Canadian Drug Summary)
  • Cannabis Use, Harms and Perceived Risks among Canadian Students
• Stats Canada Information
• Weeding out the Facts.ca
• RxFiles

Cocaine

• AHS Information
• CCSA Information
• RxFiles

Hallucinogens

• AHS Information
  • Synthetic Hallucinogens
• CCSA Information – MDMA

Opioids

• AHS Information
• CADTH Information
• RxFiles

Prescription Drugs

• Prescription Opioids
  • CCSA Information
  • RxFiles
• Prescription Sedatives
  • CCSA Information
• Prescription Stimulants
  • CCSA Information
  • RxFiles

Solvents/Inhalents

• AHS Information

Tobacco

• AHS Information
• FxFiles

All drugs

• Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol & Drugs Survey 2017
• Canadian STUDENT Tobacco, Alcohol & Drugs Survey 2016-2017
• NIDA Drugs of Abuse
• RxFiles